The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
20.0° C
1.1° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 2PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.4
SE
6
1.9
SE
6
1.9
SE
7
1.4
SE
6
1
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
204
196
161
161
157
130
127
127
100
100
120
287
296
167
108
147
139
99
115
111
111
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
E
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:06PM1.41m
3:43AM0.98m
5:02PM1.48m
4:48AM0.97m
5:48PM1.57m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.43m
10:42PM0.69m
9:46AM0.41m
11:46PM0.63m
10:38AM0.38m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
20
20
18
18
17
15
14
16
18
18
16
16
15
13
13
15
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
17
18
19
19
17
16
13
11
9
13
13
13
11
12
11
9
10
12
14
15
15
15
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